NFR gets serious, studly
WASHINGTON -- The Library of Congress named a string of sometimes overlooked entertainment-industry icons Tuesday when it included films featuring Charlton Heston, Rin Tin Tin, Elvis Presley and Popeye in this year's 25 films selected for the National Film Registry. By selecting Ben-Hur, Clash of the Wolves, Jailhouse Rock and Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor, Librarian of Congress James Billington illustrates the long-term goal of the National Film Preservation Act to preserve culturally, historically or aesthetically significant motion pictures. "We realized that a number of cultural icons hadn't been included," said Gregory Lukow, chief of the Library of Congress' motion picture, broadcast and recorded sound division. "It's the first time Elvis, Popeye and Andy Warhol have been selected. These are three of the American filmmaking icons of one kind or another in America. Rin Tin Tin was the biggest star of the 1930s."...
- 12/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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